NYC Restaurant Find: Hi-Collar
HI-COLLAR, EAST VILLAGE I keep saying “this is my new favourite restaurant” but this time it really is, promise. Hi-Collar is one of those no-details-spared Japanese hotspots. It’s a Parisian-inspired cafe by day and restaurant/sake bar by night. The place literally transforms as soon as the barman stealthily slides the wall-to-wall cabinet door to reveal […]
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NYC Restaurant Find: Saxon + Parole
SAXON + PAROLE, NOHO Saxon + Parole is a solid NoHo restaurant where you can expect an excellent meal with a memorable bottle of wine. You’ll even enjoy all of it in the restaurant’s lively atmosphere with its sophisticated NoHo crowd. Meat-lovers’ ears will prick up when they hear the specials because there’s bound to […]
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NYC Restaurant Find: Bromberg Bros. Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken
BROMBERG BROS. BLUE RIBBON FRIED CHICKEN, EAST VILLAGE NYC’s cult fried chicken favourite now has its own outpost where hungry Manhattanites can indulge in deliciously crispy birds in the bright, low-key, cafeteria-style space. If you’ve not tried Blue Ribbon’s fried chicken before, expect umami galore when you feast on the Chicken Dinner with chips and […]
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Restaurant Find: Ramen Setagaya NYC
(Ramen Setagaya NYC has been reported closed) NYC probably has more ramen restaurants than any other city outside of Japan so I think I can forgive myself for letting this one slip my mind for a year. I revisited Ramen Setagaya recently (this time with a lot more NYC ramen experience under my belt) and […]
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NYC Restaurant Find: Luke’s Lobster
LUKE’S LOBSTER, EAST VILLAGE Luke’s lobster has all the simple elements of a good lobster roll lunch covered: 1)Â Â A toasted, buttered New England roll 2)Â Â Not over-mayoed 3)Â Â Filled only with the sweet lobster parts ”“ the knuckles and claws 4)Â Â A dash of celery salt and lemon infused butter 5)Â Â A cool hip […]
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NYC Cafe Find: Hester Street Café at the New Museum
HESTER STREET CAFÉ AT THE NEW MUSEUM, BOWERY This New Museum X Hester Street Fair collaboration sees the two partners creating a platform for some of NYC’s most creative local artisans to present and sell their food inside a museum environment. Inside you can enjoy baked goods from Café Grumpy, an espresso from Intelligentsia Coffee, […]
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NYC Lunchspot Find: Beyond Sushi
BEYOND SUSHI, EAST VILLAGE When I read there was a place in NYC serving up the most creatively constructed vegan sushi, I knew I wanted to try it. I also knew I’d have to fail to mention the vegan part to my man and just hope for the best when we got there. The two […]
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New York City guide: 10 new restaurant obsessions
It’s been about 6 months since our last NYC restaurant round up”¦ in New York time that is worth at least a year’s worth of restaurant research! So, it’s time for a new round up of 10 of our favourite meltingbutter.com restaurant haunts. Some of these restaurants are new, some are old, some are hotspots […]
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Restaurant Find: Degustation NYC
Spend the evening watching each dish from your degustation menu being prepared especially for you. You get everything you’d expect from a degustation here ”“ creativity, delicacy, surprising and memorable flavours ”“ except you pay $80 for 7 courses instead of $200. Best Bit: At Degustation, every table is a chef’s table. http://degustation-nyc.com/ Degustation NYC […]
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Restaurant Find: Sobakoh NYC
(Sobakoh NYC has been reported closed) As soon as you walk into Sobakoh NYC you will know you’re in good hands when it comes to Soba noodle authenticity. Not only are about 50% of the patrons and 100% of the staff Japanese, but you can also see and feel that fanatical Japanese sensibility everywhere from […]
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